Cortana Invoke Speaker Reboot Instructions

Here, we cover Cortana Invoke speaker reboot instructions.  You reboot if the speaker shows bad performance, goes quiet or does not answer voice requests.  It may give off weird noises, break up, chirp or squeak.  Or, the speaker may suffer other oddities. In any case, always try a speaker reboot first (shown below). Why reboot?  … Continue reading Cortana Invoke Speaker Reboot Instructions



Reset Harman Kardon Invoke, Hard Factory

You may decide to sell or give your Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker to another person. Or, you wish to link it to a different Microsoft account.  But then again, maybe you want to join it to a different WiFi network. So, to unlink this device from its current account and network, and to restore … Continue reading Reset Harman Kardon Invoke, Hard Factory



Harman Kardon Invoke Picture Gallery

We’ve snapped many pictures of the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, its parts, and packaging.  Specifically, these come from the various posts we wrote about this Cortana enabled device.  We’ve put these photos together here in our Harman Kardon Invoke picture gallery for easy viewing.  Further, we’ll add more as we add them to new posts … Continue reading Harman Kardon Invoke Picture Gallery



Unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana Speaker

Harman Kardon really packed their Invoke voice activated speaker quite well in the original carton. So in this demo, we show how safely unboxing Microsoft Invoke speaker is done. We also cover how to get at the user docs and AC adapter. Furthermore, see the next picture showing the speaker, still in the sealed box, … Continue reading Unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana Speaker



Power Cord Specs for Invoke Harman Kardon Speaker

Details the power cord specs for the Invoke Microsoft Harman Kardon Cortana speaker.  Firstly, the US version of this AC adapter has folding AC prongs, a four-foot long cord, and is pretty light weight for its larger size.  Plus, the AC adapter box end is quite long.  Yet its small width allows  easy fitting into … Continue reading Power Cord Specs for Invoke Harman Kardon Speaker



Reconnecting WiFi on Harman Kardon Invoke

Unfortunately, there’s currently no way of just reconnecting WiFi on the Harman Kardon Invoke Microsoft Cortana smart speaker.  Thus, to reconnect to Wi-Fi, but to a different wireless network, you must first completely reset the this speaker to factory default state.  Then, run through the setup procedure again. E.g. This involves setting up a brand … Continue reading Reconnecting WiFi on Harman Kardon Invoke



How to Reboot Microsoft Invoke Speaker

You may wish know how to reboot your Microsoft Invoke smart speaker if it shows poor performance, stops answering Cortana requests, emits strange noises, breaks up, chirps or squeaks, or suffers other weirdness. Indeed you should first always try a device reboot (described below).  Why?  Because this often clears up many problems, and avoids the … Continue reading How to Reboot Microsoft Invoke Speaker



Harman Kardon Invoke Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

In this demo, we Harman Kardon Invoke Bluetooth pairing instructions that allow you to use the HK invoke as a BT speaker. We illustrate this on an iPad Air as a source Bluetooth device.  After pairing, the Invoke then plays anything that would normally play through the iPad speakers. Yes, the HK Invoke smart speaker … Continue reading Harman Kardon Invoke Bluetooth Pairing Instructions



How to Pair Victor Reader Trek with Invoke Speaker

The Victor Reader Trek portable eBook player, pod catcher, can connect to most any Bluetooth speaker. This allows listening to  podcasts, books, recorded notes, and streaming internet radio through that wireless speaker. We demonstrate here how to pair victor reader trek with Invoke speaker by Harman Kardon.  Note that as of this writing, we were … Continue reading How to Pair Victor Reader Trek with Invoke Speaker



How to Adjust Volume on Microsoft Invoke Speaker

You may control the volume of the sound output on the Cortana smart speaker by Harman Kardon and Microsoft, in two ways.  First, you can ask it to raise and lower the volume. Or you may rotate the outer ring at the top of the speaker. So this post explains how to adjust volume on … Continue reading How to Adjust Volume on Microsoft Invoke Speaker